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Sir Edward Leigh vs Kevin Bonavia

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough
vs
Photograph of Kevin Bonavia
Kevin Bonavia
Lab Stevenage

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Kevin Bonavia voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 288 different votes 292 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 5% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
44 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
44 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
Participation
86.7 %
13 % above average
Rank 75 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
526 eligible divisions
818
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
242
53.1 % of votes cast
926
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
214
46.9 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
Appearances
61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 648
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648
Contributions
86
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£183,346
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£183,346
19 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API